Tuesday, October 22 2019
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
What the what?! Mashaba is Mmusi’s hero?!
FREE TO READ | Experts look at Maimane’s ‘hypocritical and absurd’ support for quitting Joburg mayor
Little boy’s murder: teen sister to fight her fear and testify
It’s stressful, but she’s doing it for her brother, says gran as family face Miguel Louw’s alleged killer
You can put Mbete’s ‘so what?’ on the modern ANC’s gravestone
In sticking, embarrassingly, to the party line in her Al Jazeera interview, she revealed why SA is in such a sorry state
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
All aboard for a voyage in the lap of luxury: just R9m a week
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Huge Vaal sewage spill to continue due to repair delays
Army’s departure and hiring of new company creates security gap as 130 million litres gush into the river daily
The asses are all lit up in this village, and everyone’s safer
FREE TO READ | Man’s brainwave that makes wandering animals glow in the dark bags top innovation award
Meds regulator joins long list of health groups being probed for fraud
With health sector graft costing us R39bn annually, the latest case involves importing new medicines to SA
SNAPSHOT
Six things about SA you need to know
Now ‘sex-pest’ pastor eyes ConCourt
Still no sign of ‘kidnapped’ mom
Public works building floor collapses
Psych evaluation for ‘zombie killing’ student
Man held for raping six schoolgirls
Now you’ll be stiffed R100 just for being fined
THE VISUAL SIDE
Ronias Tavenga, a Zimbabwean truck driver, was the victim of a petrol bombing in April 2019. The devastating burns have left Tavenga crippled. He is one of many who have been drastically affected by ongoing violence in the transportation sector.
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Gloves – and masks – come off as Trudeau seeks ...
The Canadian PM’s liberal image has taken a severe blow, leaving him in a position that was unimaginable a year ago
SNAPSHOT
6 things you need to know about the world
Franco bones of contention finally buried
Royal IT supplier up for a princely sum
Saudis splutter over shisha tax
Orange the new grey for beards
Japan firm pulls ad after Korean fury
Shipping firms sail into the future
THE BUSINESS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Getting off the grid isn’t the solution. Fixing the grid is
Project-specific private-public partnerships are the way to fix our country’s problem of inequality
Gosh, Minister, this is getting deeply, doubly embarrassing
President must read his ministers the riot act to get their departments into first gear
African Phoenix: Excitement at hot share-on-share action
Share price takes off to fresh high as investors get worked up over prospects for November meeting
LIFESTYLE
CULTURE COMES ALIVE
Just for the record: The Clash make a classic hard left turn
FREE TO READ | A fortnightly review of music on vinyl
Ntshanga’s apocalyptic future festers in our dystopian past
‘Triangulum’ is a portrait of life over four decades from apartheid’s collapse to a troubled tomorrow
Prize fighting: Gloves off in the merit vs message debate
Literary awards are prone to the political and social tastes of the times in which they are announced
From palate to palette: A taste of fine art in the winelands
Galleries and sculpture gardens have become an integral part of the fun of the wine route
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
SPORTS DAY: Hands off Faf, Duane warns critics
Your roundup of the sporting news of the day
‘We were really nervous at halftime,’ admits Rassie
FREE TO READ | Tributes pour in for beaten quarterfinalists Japan
Blast from the past: Last round for Willie Toweel in ’60
Today in SA sports history: October 22